Scratch Beginnings: Adam W. Shepard

Dave had the author Adam Shepard on his show Tuesday night. Inspired by the Barbara Ehrenreich book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Adam had a plan, take only the clothes on his back, a sleeping bag and $25.00 in cash to a random city in America and try to prove that you can make it.

The goal was to have $2,500 saved, a working automobile and a furnished apartment in one years time. During the summer of 2006 he arrived in a Charleston, South Carolina homeless shelter and began his journey.

See people, the American Dream is not dead, we do not need to bail out AIG, Citigroup or any other bank out there to make it in this country. We need to simply get back to basics. live well within our means and increase our 'means' if we want to do more in life. This story is an inspiration.

I have added this to my must read list, take a look at the book Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream today!

You can also visit Adam's web site: www.scratchbeginnings.com